I don't know shit about music, but I'm thinking, there

>>71057717
Sure but no one does it by any set ideas. Just select tracks to create the mood they want to. DJ's do this on the fly, building to big moments, making sure there's a lull so you can build again, all while gauging crowd reaction.

>>71057717
google beatmatching. Not the same, but close enough in theory as to what you are referring to

>>71058092
>>71058503
I was burning a CD to listen to in the car (which has a bullshit OEM CD player) so it got me thinking there's got to be a better way than just shuffling the songs around.
In marketing there are theories (supposedly) based on consumer behaviour about pretty much everything - the layout of the store, the shelves and what's on them etc. etc.
So there's bound to be something of this sort that producers use to decide how to stack the tracks in an album.

>>71058600
Yeah but there isn't as strong a profit motive in this regard as you've already bought/streamed the album. Making those theories all but worthless for this.

People just have an ear for this.

>>71058600
Nobody really does it the same, You seem to be talking about top40 stuff as I can't imagine that most other people would follow "optimal paters" and shit.
And if this is what you're looking for it's litterally filling the start with the most popular singles and throwing everything else in the back at random.